π Manufacturing (MAN)
Federal lobbying activity for the manufacturing issue area
AI Overview
Manufacturing (MAN) has attracted $343.9M in lobbying spending across 12.9K filings. This issue area sees targeted lobbying from organizations with specific policy interests.
Spending by Year
Top Clients
| # | Client | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Association of Equipment Manufacturers | $6.4M |
| 2 | Ductile Iron Pipe Research Association | $6.0M |
| 3 | United States Steel Corporation | $5.1M |
| 4 | Globalfoundries U.S. INC. | $4.7M |
| 5 | Nissan North America | $4.3M |
| 6 | Samsung Electronics America, INC. | $3.8M |
| 7 | Gotion, INC. | $3.6M |
| 8 | General Motors Company | $3.6M |
| 9 | Micron Technology, INC. | $3.1M |
| 10 | Hanwha Q Cells America INC. | $3.0M |
| 11 | Copper Development Association | $2.6M |
| 12 | Applied Materials, INC. | $2.4M |
| 13 | Samsung Semiconductor, INC. | $2.4M |
| 14 | Alliance for American Manufacturing | $2.3M |
| 15 | Asml US, LLC | $2.3M |
| 16 | Daikin U.S. Corporation | $2.1M |
| 17 | Corning Incorporated | $2.1M |
| 18 | Battery Materials and Technology Coalition | $2.0M |
| 19 | Assured Guaranty Municipal Corp. | $1.9M |
| 20 | Arcosa, INC. | $1.7M |
Top Lobbying Firms
| # | Firm | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld | $13.2M |
| 2 | Thorn Run Partners | $10.7M |
| 3 | Venn Strategies | $10.6M |
| 4 | Forbes-tate | $9.7M |
| 5 | Hogan Lovells US LLP | $9.3M |
| 6 | Alpine Group Partners, LLC. | $9.3M |
| 7 | Mehlman Consulting, INC. | $8.9M |
| 8 | Williams and Jensen, PLLC | $8.0M |
| 9 | Holland & Knight LLP | $7.6M |
| 10 | Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP | $6.4M |
| 11 | The Wessel Group Incorporated | $6.2M |
| 12 | Association of Equipment Manufacturers | $6.1M |
| 13 | Boundary Stone Partners | $6.0M |
| 14 | Invariant LLC | $5.5M |
| 15 | Avoq, LLC | $5.4M |
| 16 | The Vogel Group | $5.4M |
| 17 | Mercury Public Affairs, LLC | $5.3M |
| 18 | Cassidy & Associates, INC. | $5.3M |
| 19 | Cornerstone Government Affairs, INC. | $4.8M |
| 20 | BGR Government Affairs | $4.7M |
Sample Lobbying Descriptions
β’Raising Canndescent's profile in Washington, DC with federal decision makers; intellectual property issues before the US Patent and Trademark Office; promoting Canndescent's research and development o
β’water infrastructure funding and related water policy issues
β’Revise US Code sections 59A, 59B, 4491, 6038 A, C, and E establishing "base erosion anti-abuse tax" to relieve corporations covered by the tax from nullifying the effect of tax credits and deductions
β’Monitoring land tenure issues-no specific legislation Monitored emissions issues associated w/ Clean Air Act Battery recycling issues; long term mine remediation effort at Doe-Run related properties B
β’educational about operations
β’The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, business tax provisions, regulatory issues related to financial services technology,technology innovation for the financial services industry, cybersecurity regulations fo
β’Monitor legislation pertaining to automobile manufacturing; NAFTA; Autonomous Vehicles
β’Advanced GPS positioning systems and technology
β’Issues relating to Section 232, job creation, melt and manufacture, steel manufacturing, tariffs related to imports
β’Issues relating to the production of organic and antibiotic-free poultry products
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Data Sources: Senate LDA Filings
Last updated: February 2026
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